Away from the desk maths in Y5/6
Class 7 and 8 have been working on building their teamwork and communication skills in today’s Maths session. We have been applying our knowledge and understanding of prime numbers and […]
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Class 1 Golden Table
Congratulations to Class 1 – your behaviour on the yard and in the dinner hall is exemplary! Well Done! You are doing amazingly!
Foundation PE
Year 5 & 6 Football- Defending
Newsletter 26th November
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a wonderful two weeks at school and children have embraced their topics and their learning. We are really […]
Music in ICT Club
This week in ICT club, we created a coin flip program and conductive keyboards to play a tune through our headphones which were connected to the BBC Micro bit by […]
Class 3 trip to the postbox
To finish our unit on letter writing we have posted our published work so that our grown ups can read it when it comes through the post. We walked very […]
Class 3 Instructions
This week Class 3 have been learning about instructions. To immerse the children in this topic we followed a recipe to make chocolate rice crispy buns. Before we made them […]
Ice Investigation in Class 6
Class 6 have been observing how long it takes ice to melt at room temperature … We used a funnel to hold the solid ice as we measured the liquid […]
Mixed-Media Fabric Art
Class 6 have had another fantastic afternoon continuing with their fabric kapok tree art … First, we defined our painted trees with black fine liner pen. Then, we put our […]
Outdoor learning
We have had a wonderful afternoon in FS2 exploring our outdoor area. We’ve made sticky pictures out of autumn leaves, visited the farm shop and used the instruments to create […]
Class 2 Letters home
To conclude our letters topic we posted our published work so that our grown ups can read it when it comes through the post. We walked very sensibly to the […]
Year 3 animate with loops
This week in ICT, year 3 have been continuing their animations about deforestation and the Kapok tree by creating a script that uses a loop to repeat an action. We […]
Fine Motor Carousel
This afternoon, we took part in a carousel of activities to develop our fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are those that involve a refined use of the small muscles […]
Baking Dog Biscuits
Today we baked dog biscuits as part of our nemesis project. We designed and made bags for them to go into and created posters to advertise them. We will be […]
Class 2 Following a recipe
This week Class 2 have been learning about instructions. To immerse the children in this topic we followed a recipe to make chocolate rice crispy buns. We focused on the […]
A visit from an artist in Class 9
Today, we have been fortunate enough to have artist, Ilona Drew, visit school to work with Class 9. We have been inspired by Ilona’s use of colour in her artwork […]
Geographical explanations in Class 9
In class 9, we have been learning about the process of coastal erosion. Today, we used Talk4Writing to rehearse our use of technical vocabulary and causal conjunctions.
Computing in class 7 and 8
In ICT, class 7 and 8 have been using ‘Scratch’ as part of their programming lessons to create a script to show the changes and different phases of the moon. […]
STEM Investigation In Classes 7 and 8
As we begin to learn about air resistance, the children in Class 7 and 8 design and build rockets using only one material to support the astronaut as they travel […]
Class 4&5 STEM Challenge
Class 4 and 5 have had a fantastic morning, building a structure to meet a specific design brief linked to our class text ‘The Explorer.’ By using their superb team […]
Y5/6 STEM MODEL ROCKETS
Class 7 and 8 have had an amazing morning designing and creating our very own model rockets! Our challenge was to design a rocket and module that will keep Mr […]
Children in Need 2021
All Roughwood Children have had the best Friday fundraising for Children In Need – we have all celebrated in our Pudsey and Spotty clothes and even had a special visitor […]
School Council Meeting
We have had some interactive and interesting discussions in our meeting this week. We have put in to place our ideas for school worry boxes to support all children at […]
Nemesis Project Launch
We had a special visitor in Chestnuts Class. Meet Will, our Academy therapy dog. Will joined us for the launch of our Nemesis project. We asked his owner lots of questions […]
Year 5 & 6 Football
Fortune Tellers in ICT Club
This week in ICT club, we have been creating fortune tellers (also known as magic 8 balls) using BBC Micro bit to help us find answers to some of our […]
Observational Art in Class 6
Class 6 explored the smell and texture of tropical fruits today, as part of our rainforest topic, before creating our own pastel impressions of what we could see. Take a […]
STEM challenge – Mars Rovers with forces
This week at Roughwood Primary, children in Year 5 and 5/6 have been invited to take part in a fantastic STEM challenge – as we learn about forces, the children […]
Debating Deforestation in P4C
Class 6 had a wonderful discussion this morning about palm oil… We talked about why companies use palm oil and how it benefits their products, whilst also considering the damaging […]
Y5/6 use our sketching skills to produce moon crater artwork!
This afternoon, Class 8 have used their sketch books to build up a bank of art skills to help them in sketching and shading a moon with craters. We practised […]
K’nex space challenge
Children from Roughwood have taken part in a fantastic STEM challenge today. The challenge was to create an air-powered moon buggy that could go the distance. The designs had to […]
Class 3’s Trip to France
Today Class 3 have been on a fabulous adventure to France! We transformed the classroom into a plane and even saw the plane take off and land. We then learnt […]
Class 1 Literacy Hook Day
Today in Class 1 we took a ‘trip to Australia.’ This started with children coming to school in their holiday clothes and getting a boarding pass to come on the […]
Class 2 Brazil day!
Today Class 2 have been on a fabulous adventure to Brazil! We transformed the classroom into a plane and even saw the plane take off. We then learnt about Brazil’s […]
Odd Socks Day 2021
What a fantastic start to Anti Bullying Week we have had! A day of celebrating our individuality and all the things that’s make us special! Our Odd Socks are a […]
Programming with Micro bit in ICT club
This week in ICT club, children have been learning how to use a bbc micro bit to create and run two programs; smiley buttons and Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Explorer STEM Challenge!
What an incredible morning of STEM learning we’ve had in Class 6 today … The children were given a design brief, linked to their class text, and put into teams […]
Year 5 & 6 Football
Year 3/4 Hockey
Class 3 achievements
Today in class three we have shown fantastic resilience and determination to score amazing results on our spelling and arithmetic test. A huge well done to all children.
NEWSLETTER 12TH November
Please take the time to read the latest Newsletter. It has been a wonderful two weeks at school and children have embraced their topics and their learning. We are really […]
Autumn Welly Walk
We have been searching for signs of Autumn on our Welly Walk. We noticed that the leaves are beginning to fall from the trees and are changing colours. We collected […]
Liquid Racing in Science!
This afternoon, classes in lower key stage two have been working scientifically to investigate how different liquids flow… First, we had to guess what each of the liquids were by […]
REMEMBRANCE SERVICE 2021
“On the 11th Hour on the 11th Day of the 11th Month, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM” We held our Remembrance service on the KS2 yard today, with children contributing to […]
Fabric Art in Class 6
Class 6 made a fantastic start to their fabric artwork today … We started by drawing and painting kapok trees onto our fabric. Next time, we’ll add some of the […]
What Parents Need to Know About Netflix
Netflix is a subscription-based streaming service that allows users to watch TV shows and movies on any internet-enabled device that supports the software, such as smart TVs, phones and tablets. […]
Class 1 Music
In class 1 we are getting into the festive spirit early, learning to play a Christmas song on the glockenspiel.
Year 5 Learnt About ‘Active Listening‘ in RP.
During our Restorative Practise learning sessions, we’ve been learning about active listening and we used freeze frames to show what positive active-listening looks like. We learnt how important open body […]
Class 2 Talk for Write
This week class 2 have been learning how to write letters. We were amazed when we received a letter from Sunny the meerkat asking us to write to his family. […]
Remembrance Artwork in Y5/6
In preparation for Remembrance Day on Thursday 11th November, Y5/6 children have been reflecting on the day that acknowledges the courage and sacrifice of those soldiers who served our country. […]
Chocolate Sparklers
We used Talk for Writing to learn how to make Chocolate Sparklers. We used the instructions to help us gather the ingredients and resources and performed the actions to recall […]
SATS Parents Meeting
Thank you to everyone who could join us for the SATS Y6 meeting. We hope that the information provided was useful. Please find below a copy of the SATS Meeting […]
Year 5 create their storyboard for moon phase animations.
In Computing, Year 5 have been researching the different moon (also known as lunar) phases and have created a storyboard to help them with their animations that they will be […]
Remembrance Day – Poppies
Our KS2 school councillors have been selling poppies and other memorabilia this break time to raise money for the British Legion and in preparation for our Remembrance Service The children […]
MP Visit with Sarah Champion
This week our School Council were lucky enough to have a Zoom call with MP Sarah Champion. We got the opportunity to ask her lots of questions about her role […]
Class 3 UK Parliament Week
This week in class this week we have been learning about parliament and the importance of voting. We know that it is important that everyone gets to express their views. […]
Class 2 UK parliament week
This week class 2 has been learning about parliament and the importance of voting. We learnt that everyone has a right to express their opinion. We then commenced some votes […]
Chestnuts Bonfire Party
We have been using the text Hovis the Hedgehog at Bonfire Night as a stimulus for our learning. We have been learning about Bonfire night and held our own bonfire […]
Bonfire Night is here again…
We have been learning a song to sing at our Bonfire Party. We learnt about rhythm and used the rhythm sticks whilst singing along.
SUMDOG CONTEST BEGINS!
We have been entered into the SUMDOG maths contest across England, which begins today and ends on Friday 11th November. The children in class 1 to class 9 have the […]
Postcards
Class 3 have been reading Meerkat Mail. This week we have focussed on the features of a postcard and the sort of sentences we might include in them. Today we […]
Class 7 and 8 Visit Leicester Space Centre
Having visited Leicester Space Centre, the children in Year 5 and 6 experienced a range of space exploration learning activities. From entering space modules, to visiting the space tower, children […]
Class 1 Golden Table Winners
Congratulations to Class 1 who are the golden table winners for this week! Class 1 have shown incredible behaviour and great attitudes at dinner time! They were rewarded with 21 […]
Snap Chat – Online Safety
A message from our Willow Tree Warriors. Snapchat is a photo- and video-sharing app through which users can chat with friends via text or audio. Images and videos can be […]
RP Rep Assembly
Today our RP Reps have completed further training and delivered an assembly to the whole school about Restorative Practice. Restorative practice is about building strong relationships so that everyone can […]
Embroidery Skills in Class 6
Class 6 have made a fantastic start to the new half term in Art today, practising their embroidery skills … We started by looking at the work of a textile […]
Year 1 & 2 Fitness
Year 3 & 4 Hockey
A superb start to the new term from Year 3 & 4 who were introduced to their new topic of Hockey. The children developed how to hold the stick correctly […]